pt Health - Barrie Physiotherapy

09/24/2026

🦶 Understanding your foot type can help minimize the risk of injury! Here’s a quick guide:

🔷 High Arch: Minimal contact, poor shock absorption, risk of plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, and lateral ankle sprains.

🔷 Normal Arch: Even weight distribution, balanced foot structure.

🔷 Flat Arch: Extensive contact, overly flexible, risk of Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, and medial ankle sprains.

Check your foot type at home:
1️⃣ Wet your foot.
2️⃣ Step on a dry surface like paper or concrete.
3️⃣ Observe the contact pattern:

🔺 High Arch: Only the heel and ball of your foot make contact, with little to no imprint of the arch.

🔺 Normal Arch: A distinct curve along the inside of your foot with a moderate space between the heel and the ball.

🔺 Flat Arch: Most or all of the bottom of your foot makes contact, leaving a full imprint.

Knowing your foot type helps you choose the right footwear and exercises to prevent injuries! If you’re interested in setting up an assessment with one of our clinicians, book an appointment today: https://bit.ly/4rEuyc3

09/22/2026

Seated knee extensions are an excellent movement to strengthen your quadriceps. This bodyweight extension without a machine is less stressful on the knees, making it an ideal alternative for those with knee problems. ⁠
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Let’s get started:⁠
1. Sit tall with your shoulders back and down⁠
2. Lift one leg up and extend it at the knee⁠
3. Hold this leg briefly at the top of the movement while squeezing the muscles at the front of your thigh⁠
4. Lower your leg back down, slowly and controlled⁠
5. Repeat for the set repetitions and then switch legs

09/17/2026

We love hearing from our clients! Thank you for sharing your experience and letting us be a part of your recovery journey this time via Six Points Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation – pt Health in Etobicoke, ON. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

👉 pt Health offers:

🔹 Physiotherapy
🔹 Massage therapy
🔹 Chiropractic
🔹 + more

Book an appointment with a pt Health clinic near you at https://tinyurl.com/y6mc8y3d

09/15/2026

It's time to warm up and get the muscles into exercise mode. Try some stair jumps!⁠
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1. Set up your equipment or use the bottom of the stairs.⁠
2. Start by standing up straight with your knees slightly bent and lift your heels so that you're standing on your toes.⁠
3. Jump up onto the step/stair.⁠
4. Step down and repeat.

09/10/2026

Your everyday bag might be putting more strain on your body than you realize. 🎒

Whether it’s a backpack, tote or messenger bag, how you carry it can make a difference. A few simple adjustments to your everyday habits may help reduce unnecessary strain on your neck, shoulders and back.

Think you’re carrying yours the right way? 👀

Read the article to find out. https://tinyurl.com/mwrhh7tu

09/08/2026

💪 Rotator cuff injuries are quite common, often caused by repetitive overhead motions.

➡️ Keeping the rotator cuff muscles strong and flexible can help prevent these kinds of injuries!

➡️ One set of exercises to help with this are the side lying rotations.

✅ For the side lying internal rotation, ensure your head is propped up with a pillow and use a light weight of some kind, moving it towards your body
✅ For both, ensure you're keeping your moving arm at a 90-degree angle, and give these exercises a try three times a day

09/03/2026

We often get asked: “What should I bring to my initial assessment?” 🤔 This checklist is here to help! ✅

Once your appointment is scheduled, our team will send online paperwork 🖥️📄 that you can complete before coming in. Alternatively, we have paper copies available at the clinic for your first visit. 🖊️

Our care coordinators will walk you through the necessary paperwork and set everything up before you meet with your practitioner. While a referral isn’t required to book, it may be needed for direct billing to extended health care. If you have one, please bring it along to add to your file. 📁

We offer direct billing to most extended care providers, 💳 and we’ll take care of this for you while you’re in for assessment.

When meeting your practitioner, they’ll perform a series of tests to determine your plan of care and go over everything with you. 💡

Let us know below if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you in the clinic! 🏥😊

To book an appointment with one of our clinics, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/32vkuj3s

09/01/2026

Time to get the heart pumping with some small hops! These little jumps require no equipment and can be performed wherever and whenever. Jumping builds strength and improves muscle tone, is an excellent calorie-burner, improves balance and muscle coordination, metabolism and heart health.

So... let's get hopping!
1. Stand with your feet shoulder-distance apart
2. Place your hands on your waist and slightly bend your knees
3. Hop upwards

Try to do as many small hops as you can in 30 seconds. And remember: we're going for speed, not height.

08/27/2026

We love hearing from our clients! Thank you for sharing your experience and letting us be a part of your recovery journey this time via Stratford Physiotherapy – pt Health in Stratford, ON. ⭐

👉 pt Health offers:

🔹 Physiotherapy
🔹 Massage therapy
🔹 Chiropractic
🔹 + more

Book an appointment with a pt Health clinic near you at https://tinyurl.com/y6mc8y3d

08/25/2026

Everyone suffers from tight hamstrings from time to time. And if you play a sport that involves running and/or sprinting you are especially prone to developing tightness or injury in these muscles.⁠
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Stretching your hamstrings regularly can help minimize the chance of injury. Let's try the seated hamstring stretch.⁠
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1. Sit near the edge of a chair with your feet flat on the floor.⁠
2. Straighten one leg with your heel on the floor and your toes pointing up. ⁠
3. Bend forward at the hip and make sure your spine is in a neutral position.⁠
4. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds and repeat two to four times.⁠
5. Switch legs and repeat the steps.

12/22/2022

We want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday & Happy New Year!

Please note our clinic will be closed from Dec 24 to Dec 27 & Dec 31 to Jan 2!

-Barrie Physio Team

12/20/2022

Calling on all our Patients!!☃️

Tomorrow (Dec 21) & Thursday (Dec 22) our clinic is having a Holiday Hat day! Coming in for treatment? Join us by wearing your favourite Holiday Hat.

We can't wait to see everyone's spirt!

12/14/2022

We would like to give a warm welcome to our new Acupuncturist Sue Paterson! Sue is a great fit to our team here at Barrie Physio & is looking forward to helping you get back to a pain free life.

Please contact the clinic for more information and to book your appointment! Remember you can always book online too! 😄

08/12/2021

WERE HIRING!!

Barrie Physiotherapy is looking for a Full-Time Care Coordinator to join our collaborative team in Barrie, ON!

Are YOU…

A little bit of Mr. Rogers and a little bit of Sherlock Holmes?
Willing to be the glue of a fast-paced, dynamic health care team?
A patient champion, supporter, fact finder with a relentless drive to achieve success in administrative excellence!
Our Care Coordinators are an important part of our team who provide outstanding administrative support to patients, co-workers, and stakeholders, in keeping with the pt Health commitment to patient-centered care. They ensure the efficient, professional and organized operation of the clinic office.

Apply NOW!

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=fece8f4b-0227-4caf-9cd1-0b464217347b&ccId=9200050906084_2&jobId=399159&source=CC2&lang=en_CA

01/14/2021

WE ARE OPEN !!
Barrie Physio will REMAIN OPEN and continue services as per usual. We are deemed ESSENTIAL and will continue to serve you during this time.

All precautions such as use of PPE, sanitization, COVID screening, and physical distancing are in place to ensure the safety of all staff and patients.

Virtual Care appointments are also available at this time.

For any further questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.

12/11/2020

Wishing you a happy and health holiday!!

06/09/2020

As we begin to see some restrictions lifted, pt Health is actively working on expanding the number of clinics available for in-person care, including our clinic!

In accordance with public health guidance, we are making numerous changes to how our clinic operates and have implemented enhanced measures to ensure the health and safety of our patients and staff.

That’s why we have implemented the S.A.F.E.R. approach, designed to allow our team to safely deliver the best possible care for you. We encourage you to read about the S.A.F.E.R. approach here: https://bit.ly/2LEcJH1

**Please note that these enhanced measures include limiting the number of patients we see in the clinic, based on space and ability to maintain physical distancing. Our clinicians also continue to provide a range of services through virtual care.**

04/16/2020

Paul Love, Clinic Team Manager and Physiotherapist at Barrie Physiotherapy, has been offering virtual physiotherapy for the past few weeks.

In a Virtual Care Spotlight, Paul shares his experience and insights with us!

Learn more about Paul experiences and find out how virtual physiotherapy can help you!

Paul Love, physiotherapist at Barrie Physiotherapy - pt Health and Midland Physiotherapy - pt Health, shares his experience using a virtual physiotherapy model so far.

03/30/2020

We now offer Virtual Care! This will allow you to continue your rehabilitative treatment, while staying in the comfort of your own home. This is a great alternative to continue your rehabilitation while practicing social distancing and self-isolating, when deemed appropriate and safe by your clinician. To learn more or to book an appointment call: 1-888-314-2726 or visit:

Are you looking to continue your physiotherapy and rehabilitative treatment while practice social distancing? pt Health now offers Virtual Care!

01/23/2020

Are you looking for help to eat healthier and to improve your lifestyle? The in-store dietitians at select Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, and Zehrs stores are happy to assist you! They can help you achieve healthy weight, improve energy levels, enhance your fitness performance, prepare family meals, and much more. Book an appointment now with an in-store Dietitian to set up your personalized nutrition plan! http://bit.ly/2RiI9Go